What are the main factors that influence an Architectural/Technical Designer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Architectural/Technical Designer?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Architectural/Technical Designer roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Architectural/Technical Designer's salary?

An Architectural/Technical Designer's salary grows with experience: starting around $70,288 for beginners, reaching about $108,945 at mid-level, and approach $143,313 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Architectural/Technical Designer?

Architectural/Technical Designer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Architectural/Technical Designer roles are District of Columbia $80,780, California $80,474, Massachusetts $79,401. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Architectural/Technical Designer roles make?

Salaries for Architectural/Technical Designer level roles vary by specialization: Designer: $61,912; Set Designer: $58,771.

Architectural/Technical Designer Salary in Wisconsin

How much does an Architectural/Technical Designer make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Architectural/Technical Designer in Wisconsin is $71,770 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

However, an Architectural/Technical Designer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,357
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,550 to $78,882
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $59,888

10% $59,888

50% (Median) $71,770

90% $85,357

Architectural/Technical Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,882	$6,573	$1,517	$38
Average	$71,770	$5,981	$1,380	$35
25th Percentile	$65,550	$5,463	$1,261	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Architectural/Technical Designer Salaries

An Architectural/Technical Designer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Architectural/Technical Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Architectural/Technical Designer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $70,288
Early Career (1-2 years): $79,006
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $108,945
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $125,735
Expert (over 8 years): $143,313

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Architectural/Technical Designer	less than 1 year	$70,288
CAE Designer II	1-2 years	$79,006
CAE Designer III	2-4 years	$108,945
CAE Designer IV	5-8 years	$125,735
CAE Designer V	over 8 years	$143,313

How Do Architectural/Technical Designer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Architectural/Technical Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $80,780.
California: $80,474.
Massachusetts: $79,401.

District of Columbia $80,780 California $80,474 Massachusetts $79,401 Washington $79,109 New Jersey $79,080 Alaska $78,978 Connecticut $77,971 New York $77,563

Hawaii $76,257 Rhode Island $75,644 Maryland $75,228 Minnesota $74,659 Colorado $74,440 Illinois $74,367 Oregon $74,090 Delaware $73,885

New Hampshire $73,757 Virginia $73,470 Pennsylvania $72,631 Nevada $72,207 North Dakota $72,069 Michigan $71,850 Wisconsin $71,770 Vermont $71,609

Texas $71,164 Maine $71,135 Arizona $71,091 Ohio $71,040 Georgia $70,369 Indiana $70,033 Wyoming $69,968 Utah $69,865

Iowa $69,822 Kansas $69,471 Louisiana $69,369 North Carolina $69,333 Missouri $69,318 Florida $69,034 Montana $68,880 Nebraska $68,735

Kentucky $68,654 South Carolina $68,362 Tennessee $68,180 Idaho $68,107 New Mexico $67,575 Oklahoma $67,458 Alabama $67,027 South Dakota $66,305

Arkansas $65,911 West Virginia $65,699 Mississippi $65,065

Top Paying Cities for Architectural/Technical Designer

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Green Lake: $69,811
Greenville: $70,475
Hancock: $69,193

Green Lake, WI $69,811

Greenville, WI $70,475

Hancock, WI $69,193

Hortonville, WI $70,327

Iola, WI $69,501

King, WI $70,033

Larsen, WI $70,198

Leopolis, WI $69,415

Manawa, WI $69,759

Marion, WI $69,544

Menasha, WI $70,533

Neenah, WI $70,405

Neshkoro, WI $69,560

New London, WI $70,037

Ogdensburg, WI $69,602

Omro, WI $69,946

Pickett, WI $70,003

Pine River, WI $69,733

Plainfield, WI $69,322

Poy Sippi, WI $69,781

Princeton, WI $69,644

Readfield, WI $70,127

Redgranite, WI $69,800

Ripon, WI $69,934

Rosendale, WI $69,969

Saxeville, WI $69,656

Scandinavia, WI $69,556

Tilleda, WI $69,309

Van Dyne, WI $70,057

Waukau, WI $69,935

Waupaca, WI $69,747

Wautoma, WI $69,585

Weyauwega, WI $69,867

Wild Rose, WI $69,606

Winnebago, WI $70,217

Winneconne, WI $70,054

Wilson, WI $71,202

Boyd, WI $69,358

Cadott, WI $69,408

Chetek, WI $69,220

Chippewa Falls, WI $69,557

Colfax, WI $69,473

Conrath, WI $69,080

Cornell, WI $69,259

Dallas, WI $69,618

Downing, WI $70,869

Downsville, WI $70,354

Durand, WI $70,286

Eau Galle, WI $70,131

Eleva, WI $69,632

Elk Mound, WI $69,478

Elmwood, WI $70,805

Fairchild, WI $69,547

Fall Creek, WI $69,588

Gilmanton, WI $69,949

Holcombe, WI $69,140

Humbird, WI $69,470

Independence, WI $69,747

Jim Falls, WI $69,318

Knapp, WI $70,831

Maiden Rock, WI $70,918

Menomonie, WI $70,287

Merrillan, WI $69,374

Mondovi, WI $69,773

Nelson, WI $70,605

New Auburn, WI $69,193

Osseo, WI $69,795

Pepin, WI $71,161

Pigeon Falls, WI $69,950

Plum City, WI $70,822

Prairie Farm, WI $70,219

Ridgeland, WI $69,842

Rock Falls, WI $69,508

Sand Creek, WI $69,231

Sheldon, WI $69,050

Spring Valley, WI $71,250

Stanley, WI $69,377

Stockholm, WI $71,328

Strum, WI $69,749

Thorp, WI $69,344

Wheeler, WI $69,994

Whitehall, WI $69,658

Spooner, WI $69,029

Almena, WI $69,995

Ashland, WI $68,960

Balsam Lake, WI $71,137

Barron, WI $69,556

Barronett, WI $69,059

Bayfield, WI $68,961

Benoit, WI $68,861

Birchwood, WI $68,935

Brill, WI $69,224

Bruce, WI $69,014

Brule, WI $69,605

Cable, WI $68,720

Cameron, WI $69,241

Centuria, WI $71,527

Comstock, WI $70,186

Cornucopia, WI $69,053

Couderay, WI $68,755

Cumberland, WI $69,670

Danbury, WI $69,442

Drummond, WI $68,924

Edgewater, WI $68,895

Exeland, WI $68,806

Foxboro, WI $69,852

Frederic, WI $70,056

Gordon, WI $69,272

Grand View, WI $68,784

Grantsburg, WI $70,482

Haugen, WI $69,299

Hawthorne, WI $69,833

Hayward, WI $68,806

Herbster, WI $69,148

Hertel, WI $69,048

High Bridge, WI $68,857

Iron River, WI $69,352

Ladysmith, WI $69,020

Lake Nebagamon, WI $69,679

La Pointe, WI $68,844

Luck, WI $70,868

Maple, WI $69,843

Marengo, WI $68,829

Mason, WI $68,838

Mikana, WI $69,216

Milltown, WI $71,163

Minong, WI $69,242

Odanah, WI $69,117

Ojibwa, WI $68,687

Glidden, WI $68,713

Harshaw, WI $69,032

Hawkins, WI $68,900

Hazelhurst, WI $69,042

Heafford Junction, WI $69,101

Hurley, WI $68,904

Iron Belt, WI $68,775

Kennan, WI $68,911

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $69,024

Lake Tomahawk, WI $69,063

Land O Lakes, WI $68,970

Laona, WI $69,008

Long Lake, WI $68,819

Mc Naughton, WI $69,071

Manitowish Waters, WI $68,965

Mellen, WI $68,741

Mercer, WI $68,843

Minocqua, WI $69,096

Montreal, WI $68,922

Park Falls, WI $68,895

Phelps, WI $68,970

Phillips, WI $68,926

Prentice, WI $68,979

Presque Isle, WI $68,937

Saint Germain, WI $69,110

Saxon, WI $68,802

Sayner, WI $69,016

Star Lake, WI $68,837

Three Lakes, WI $69,029

Tony, WI $69,010

Tripoli, WI $68,862

Upson, WI $68,570

Wabeno, WI $69,014

Woodruff, WI $69,126

La Crosse, WI $68,640

Alma, WI $70,389

Alma Center, WI $69,461

Arcadia, WI $69,714

Arkdale, WI $69,198

Bangor, WI $68,790

Black River Falls, WI $69,235

Blair, WI $69,445

Camp Douglas, WI $69,299

Cashton, WI $68,864

Cataract, WI $68,975

Chaseburg, WI $68,753

Cochrane, WI $70,267

Coon Valley, WI $68,725

De Soto, WI $68,872

Dodge, WI $69,519

Eastman, WI $69,067

Ettrick, WI $69,004

Ferryville, WI $68,984

Fountain City, WI $69,963

Galesville, WI $69,214

Gays Mills, WI $69,200

Genoa, WI $68,804

Hillsboro, WI $69,447

Hixton, WI $69,460

Holmen, WI $68,800

Hustler, WI $69,552

Kendall, WI $69,361

La Farge, WI $69,255

Lynxville, WI $69,073

Mather, WI $69,216

Melrose, WI $68,991

Millston, WI $69,068

Mindoro, WI $68,848

Mount Sterling, WI $69,314

Necedah, WI $69,224

Norwalk, WI $68,946

Oakdale, WI $69,303

Onalaska, WI $68,692

Ontario, WI $69,248

Readstown, WI $69,176

Rockland, WI $68,777

Seneca, WI $69,382

Soldiers Grove, WI $69,252

Sparta, WI $68,920

Steuben, WI $69,192

Stoddard, WI $68,696

Taylor, WI $69,309

Tomah, WI $69,338

Trempealeau, WI $69,205

Palmyra, WI $70,769

Tunnel City, WI $69,304

Viola, WI $69,299

Viroqua, WI $68,866

Warrens, WI $69,196

Westby, WI $68,831

West Salem, WI $68,728

Wilton, WI $69,299

Eau Claire, WI $69,747

Altoona, WI $69,842

Arkansaw, WI $70,575

Augusta, WI $69,573

Bay City, WI $71,216

Bloomer, WI $69,334

Boyceville, WI $70,427

Glen Flora, WI $68,898

Wales, WI $71,738

Bagley, WI $69,079

Beetown, WI $69,148

Benton, WI $69,421

Bloomington, WI $69,161

Boscobel, WI $69,309

Cassville, WI $69,078

Cuba City, WI $69,298

Dickeyville, WI $69,356

Fennimore, WI $69,393

Glen Haven, WI $69,040

Hazel Green, WI $69,185

Kieler, WI $69,376

Lancaster, WI $69,234

Mount Hope, WI $69,150

Patch Grove, WI $69,399

Platteville, WI $69,529

Potosi, WI $69,097

Prairie Du Chien, WI $69,247

Sinsinawa, WI $69,158

Stitzer, WI $69,371

Wauzeka, WI $69,184

Woodman, WI $69,108

Portage, WI $70,630

Adams, WI $69,516

Arlington, WI $71,344

Baraboo, WI $70,636

Beaver Dam, WI $70,572

Brandon, WI $69,821

Briggsville, WI $70,191

Burnett, WI $70,096

Cambria, WI $70,532

Cazenovia, WI $69,573

Columbus, WI $71,128

Dalton, WI $70,130

Dellwood, WI $69,282

Doylestown, WI $71,017

Elroy, WI $69,381

Endeavor, WI $70,103

Fairwater, WI $69,957

Fall River, WI $70,927

Fox Lake, WI $70,224

Friendship, WI $69,307

Friesland, WI $70,441

Grand Marsh, WI $69,547

Hillpoint, WI $69,979

Kingston, WI $70,196

Lake Delton, WI $70,376

La Valle, WI $69,669

Lime Ridge, WI $69,930

Loganville, WI $70,140

Lyndon Station, WI $69,763

Markesan, WI $69,857

Marquette, WI $70,098

Mauston, WI $69,499

Montello, WI $69,855

New Lisbon, WI $69,307

North Freedom, WI $70,670

Oxford, WI $69,867

Packwaukee, WI $70,145

Pardeeville, WI $70,672

Poynette, WI $71,120

Randolph, WI $70,529

Reedsburg, WI $70,120

Rio, WI $71,044

Rock Springs, WI $70,213

Union Center, WI $69,695

Waupun, WI $69,967

Westfield, WI $69,531

Wisconsin Dells, WI $70,087

Wonewoc, WI $69,431

Wyocena, WI $70,831

Amery, WI $71,546

Baldwin, WI $71,975

Beldenville, WI $71,843

Clayton, WI $70,610

Clear Lake, WI $71,178

Cushing, WI $71,304

Deer Park, WI $71,689

Dresser, WI $72,172

East Ellsworth, WI $71,660

Ellsworth, WI $71,778

Glenwood City, WI $71,336

Hager City, WI $71,962

Hammond, WI $72,823

Hudson, WI $73,976

New Richmond, WI $72,999

Osceola, WI $73,187

Prescott, WI $73,389

River Falls, WI $73,297

Roberts, WI $73,276

Saint Croix Falls, WI $71,745

Somerset, WI $73,686

Star Prairie, WI $72,806

Pell Lake, WI $70,578

Pleasant Prairie, WI $70,643

Powers Lake, WI $70,698

Rochester, WI $70,982

Salem, WI $70,754

Silver Lake, WI $70,772

Somers, WI $70,556

South Milwaukee, WI $72,644

Springfield, WI $70,608

Sturtevant, WI $70,570

Sullivan, WI $70,935

Trevor, WI $70,788

Twin Lakes, WI $70,757

Union Grove, WI $70,723

Walworth, WI $70,459

Radisson, WI $68,775

Waterford, WI $71,357

Waukesha, WI $72,440

Whitewater, WI $70,366

Williams Bay, WI $70,391

Wilmot, WI $70,784

Woodworth, WI $70,698

Zenda, WI $70,388

Milwaukee, WI $73,039

Saint Francis, WI $73,007

Racine, WI $70,522

Afton, WI $70,317

Albany, WI $70,796

Arena, WI $70,820

Argyle, WI $70,401

Avalon, WI $70,327

Avoca, WI $69,923

Barneveld, WI $70,826

Belleville, WI $71,263

Belmont, WI $69,723

Beloit, WI $70,252

Black Earth, WI $71,267

Blanchardville, WI $70,586

Blue Mounds, WI $71,056

Blue River, WI $69,284

Brodhead, WI $70,313

Brooklyn, WI $71,298

Browntown, WI $69,849

Cambridge, WI $71,263

Gile, WI $69,134

Clinton, WI $70,368

Wausau, WI $69,363

Marshfield, WI $69,393

Abbotsford, WI $69,325

Amherst, WI $69,509

Amherst Junction, WI $69,431

Aniwa, WI $69,091

Antigo, WI $69,160

Arpin, WI $69,256

Athens, WI $69,166

Auburndale, WI $69,222

Babcock, WI $69,114

Birnamwood, WI $69,133

Blenker, WI $69,212

Bowler, WI $69,267

Brokaw, WI $69,271

Bryant, WI $69,010

Chili, WI $69,309

Colby, WI $69,288

Curtiss, WI $69,256

Custer, WI $69,334

Deerbrook, WI $69,006

Dorchester, WI $69,261

Edgar, WI $69,220

Eland, WI $69,212

Elcho, WI $69,040

Elderon, WI $69,253

Elton, WI $69,099

Galloway, WI $69,319

Gilman, WI $69,104

Jump River, WI $69,044

Gleason, WI $69,021

Granton, WI $69,306

Greenwood, WI $69,342

Hannibal, WI $69,093

Hatley, WI $69,185

Hewitt, WI $69,517

Irma, WI $69,052

Junction City, WI $69,185

Loyal, WI $69,335

Lublin, WI $69,163

Marathon, WI $69,208

Mattoon, WI $69,346

Medford, WI $69,186

Merrill, WI $69,163

Milladore, WI $69,210

Mosinee, WI $69,256

Neillsville, WI $69,401

Nekoosa, WI $69,280

Nelsonville, WI $69,582

Ogema, WI $68,999

Owen, WI $69,271

Pearson, WI $68,983

Pelican Lake, WI $68,987

Phlox, WI $69,295

Woodville, WI $71,579

Houlton, WI $74,158

Abrams, WI $69,366

Amberg, WI $68,946

Armstrong Creek, WI $68,964

Athelstane, WI $68,991

Black Creek, WI $70,117

Bonduel, WI $69,558

Brillion, WI $70,054

Cecil, WI $69,451

Coleman, WI $69,306

Combined Locks, WI $70,583

Crivitz, WI $69,181

De Pere, WI $69,515

Dunbar, WI $68,918

Fence, WI $68,845

Florence, WI $68,947

Forest Junction, WI $70,254

Gillett, WI $69,401

Goodman, WI $68,961

Greenleaf, WI $69,781

Green Valley, WI $69,420

Gresham, WI $69,376

Hilbert, WI $70,228

Kaukauna, WI $70,496

Freedom, WI $70,408

Keshena, WI $69,450

Kimberly, WI $70,587

Krakow, WI $69,420

Lakewood, WI $69,075

Lena, WI $69,353

Little Chute, WI $70,584

Little Suamico, WI $69,348

Marinette, WI $69,393

Mountain, WI $69,115

Neopit, WI $69,280

Niagara, WI $69,022

Nichols, WI $69,807

Oconto, WI $69,347

Oconto Falls, WI $69,385

Oneida, WI $69,427

Pembine, WI $68,978

Peshtigo, WI $69,334

Porterfield, WI $69,153

Potter, WI $70,092

Pound, WI $69,231

Pulaski, WI $69,446

Pickerel, WI $69,048

Pittsville, WI $69,205

Plover, WI $69,438

Port Edwards, WI $69,474

Rib Lake, WI $69,094

Ringle, WI $69,163

Rosholt, WI $69,305

Rothschild, WI $69,428

Rudolph, WI $69,233

Schofield, WI $69,371

Spencer, WI $69,322

Stetsonville, WI $69,218

Stevens Point, WI $69,407

Stratford, WI $69,264

Summit Lake, WI $69,060

Tigerton, WI $69,374

Tomahawk, WI $69,103

Unity, WI $69,267

Vesper, WI $69,243

Westboro, WI $69,005

White Lake, WI $69,040

Willard, WI $69,326

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $69,366

Withee, WI $69,229

Wittenberg, WI $69,291

Rhinelander, WI $69,142

Argonne, WI $68,920

Boulder Junction, WI $68,963

Brantwood, WI $68,899

Butternut, WI $68,786

Catawba, WI $68,921

Clam Lake, WI $68,548

Conover, WI $68,999

Crandon, WI $69,106

Eagle River, WI $69,102

Fifield, WI $68,877

Poplar, WI $69,944

Port Wing, WI $69,369

Seymour, WI $69,723

Oak Creek, WI $72,153

Adell, WI $70,744

Allenton, WI $71,002

Ashippun, WI $71,231

Belgium, WI $71,438

Brookfield, WI $72,878

Brownsville, WI $70,038

Butler, WI $72,920

Campbellsport, WI $70,384

Cascade, WI $70,326

Cedarburg, WI $72,257

Cedar Grove, WI $71,109

Chilton, WI $70,095

Cleveland, WI $69,814

Clyman, WI $70,672

Colgate, WI $72,142

Delafield, WI $71,709

Eden, WI $70,016

Elkhart Lake, WI $70,011

Fredonia, WI $71,419

Germantown, WI $72,442

Glenbeulah, WI $69,977

Grafton, WI $72,270

Greenbush, WI $69,975

Hartford, WI $71,506

Hartland, WI $71,927

Hingham, WI $70,632

Horicon, WI $70,467

Hubertus, WI $72,045

Hustisford, WI $70,750

Iron Ridge, WI $70,855

Ixonia, WI $71,075

Jackson, WI $72,051

Johnson Creek, WI $70,856

Juneau, WI $70,467

Kewaskum, WI $71,032

Kiel, WI $69,889

Kohler, WI $70,190

Lannon, WI $72,542

Lebanon, WI $70,818

Lomira, WI $70,367

Malone, WI $70,035

Mayville, WI $70,390

Menomonee Falls, WI $72,651

Merton, WI $72,045

Mount Calvary, WI $70,094

Nashotah, WI $71,693

Neosho, WI $71,101

Newburg, WI $71,709

New Holstein, WI $69,995

Newton, WI $69,747

North Lake, WI $72,296

Oakfield, WI $69,908

Oconomowoc, WI $71,411

Okauchee, WI $71,615

Oostburg, WI $70,760

Pewaukee, WI $72,239

Plymouth, WI $70,106

Port Washington, WI $71,832

Random Lake, WI $71,080

Richfield, WI $72,084

Rubicon, WI $71,224

Saint Cloud, WI $70,087

Saukville, WI $71,921

Sheboygan, WI $70,391

Sheboygan Falls, WI $70,154

Slinger, WI $71,730

Stockbridge, WI $70,251

Sussex, WI $72,294

West Bend, WI $71,357

Theresa, WI $70,788

Thiensville, WI $72,790

Waldo, WI $70,568

Watertown, WI $70,767

Mequon, WI $72,604

Woodland, WI $70,918

Bassett, WI $70,758

Benet Lake, WI $70,691

Big Bend, WI $71,861

Bristol, WI $70,700

Burlington, WI $70,833

Caledonia, WI $71,098

Camp Lake, WI $70,779

Cudahy, WI $72,950

Darien, WI $70,445

Delavan, WI $70,415

Dousman, WI $71,218

Eagle, WI $71,088

Cobb, WI $69,962

Cottage Grove, WI $71,672

Cross Plains, WI $71,492

Dane, WI $71,488

Darlington, WI $69,922

Deerfield, WI $71,475

De Forest, WI $71,568

Dodgeville, WI $70,275

Edgerton, WI $71,107

Edmund, WI $70,115

Evansville, WI $70,912

Footville, WI $70,469

Fort Atkinson, WI $70,802

Gotham, WI $70,273

Gratiot, WI $69,609

Hanover, WI $70,454

Highland, WI $69,868

Hollandale, WI $70,699

Janesville, WI $70,510

Shawano, WI $69,490

Sherwood, WI $70,435

Shiocton, WI $69,939

Sobieski, WI $69,360

Suamico, WI $69,341

Suring, WI $69,254

Townsend, WI $69,106

Wausaukee, WI $69,065

Wrightstown, WI $70,227

Zachow, WI $69,473

Algoma, WI $69,345

Baileys Harbor, WI $69,155

Brussels, WI $69,338

Casco, WI $69,352

Collins, WI $69,895

Denmark, WI $69,434

Egg Harbor, WI $69,210

Ellison Bay, WI $69,091

Ephraim, WI $69,209

Fish Creek, WI $69,163

Forestville, WI $69,339

Francis Creek, WI $69,515

Kellnersville, WI $69,560

Kewaunee, WI $69,385

Luxemburg, WI $69,353

Manitowoc, WI $69,645

Maplewood, WI $69,327

Maribel, WI $69,517

Mishicot, WI $69,458

New Franken, WI $69,343

Reedsville, WI $69,702

Saint Nazianz, WI $69,839

Sister Bay, WI $69,168

Sturgeon Bay, WI $69,351

Tisch Mills, WI $69,427

Two Rivers, WI $69,452

Valders, WI $69,806

Washington Island, WI $69,051

Whitelaw, WI $69,563

Green Bay, WI $69,333

East Troy, WI $71,088

Elkhorn, WI $70,598

Elm Grove, WI $72,920

Fontana, WI $70,432

Franksville, WI $71,051

Genesee Depot, WI $71,598

Genoa City, WI $70,632

Greendale, WI $72,868

Hales Corners, WI $72,743

Franklin, WI $72,323

Helenville, WI $70,688

Honey Creek, WI $70,865

Kansasville, WI $70,840

Kenosha, WI $70,540

New Berlin, WI $72,515

Lake Geneva, WI $70,393

Lyons, WI $70,772

Mukwonago, WI $71,522

Muskego, WI $71,975

New Munster, WI $70,780

North Prairie, WI $71,483

Fremont, WI $69,997

Rice Lake, WI $69,161

Sarona, WI $68,991

Shell Lake, WI $69,050

Siren, WI $69,749

Solon Springs, WI $69,357

South Range, WI $70,011

Springbrook, WI $68,859

Stone Lake, WI $68,884

Superior, WI $70,086

Trego, WI $68,932

Turtle Lake, WI $70,494

Wascott, WI $69,287

Washburn, WI $69,021

Webster, WI $69,105

Weyerhaeuser, WI $68,993

Winter, WI $68,664

Oshkosh, WI $70,181

Almond, WI $69,423

Appleton, WI $70,588

Bancroft, WI $69,206

Bear Creek, WI $69,827

Berlin, WI $69,875

Big Falls, WI $69,666

Butte Des Morts, WI $70,145

Caroline, WI $69,477

Clintonville, WI $69,657

Coloma, WI $69,240

Dale, WI $70,273

Eldorado, WI $70,015

Embarrass, WI $69,633

Eureka, WI $69,894

Fond Du Lac, WI $70,356

Jefferson, WI $70,743

Juda, WI $70,226

Lake Mills, WI $71,082

Linden, WI $70,042

Livingston, WI $69,682

Lodi, WI $71,260

Lone Rock, WI $70,062

Lowell, WI $70,806

Mc Farland, WI $71,751

Marshall, WI $71,398

Mazomanie, WI $71,231

Merrimac, WI $70,950

Middleton, WI $71,700

Milton, WI $70,540

Mineral Point, WI $70,073

Monroe, WI $70,183

Montfort, WI $69,712

Monticello, WI $70,715

Morrisonville, WI $71,495

Mount Horeb, WI $71,158

Muscoda, WI $69,594

New Glarus, WI $71,005

Oregon, WI $71,632

Orfordville, WI $70,388

Plain, WI $70,275

Prairie Du Sac, WI $70,987

Reeseville, WI $70,950

Rewey, WI $69,761

Richland Center, WI $69,524

Ridgeway, WI $70,780

Sauk City, WI $71,007

Sextonville, WI $70,163

Sharon, WI $70,428

Shullsburg, WI $69,476

South Wayne, WI $69,757

Spring Green, WI $70,545

Stoughton, WI $71,496

Sun Prairie, WI $71,568

Verona, WI $71,549

Waterloo, WI $71,178

Waunakee, WI $71,728

Windsor, WI $71,683

Woodford, WI $70,171

Madison, WI $71,879

Architectural/Technical Designer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Architectural/Technical Designer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 97% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Architectural/Technical Designer positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Architectural/Technical Designer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Architectural/Technical Designer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$93,301	$45.0	30%
Financial Services	$89,712	$43.0	25%
Software & Networking	$87,559	$42.0	22%
Biotechnology	$86,124	$41.0	20%
Internet	$84,688	$41.0	18%

Architectural/Technical Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Architectural/Technical Designer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$65,550

Average $71,770/year

$78,882

$5,463

Average $5,981/month

$6,573

$1,261

Average $1,380/week

$1,517

$32

Average $35/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,882	$6,573	$1,517	$38
Average	$71,770	$5,981	$1,380	$35
25th Percentile	$65,550	$5,463	$1,261	$32

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